Dua Lipa shares lead single from ‘Barbie’ Movie, ‘Dance The Night’
nme.comDua Lipa has released ‘Dance The Night’ — the lead single from the upcoming Barbie movie soundtrack.The first official song to be taken from the soundtrack to the highly anticipated film, Dua Lipa teased the track on social media earlier this week.Written in collaboration with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt — who both composed the music for the film — and Norwegian singer Caroline Ailin, the song comes alongside a Barbie-inspired music video, which sees the pop star strut around the hot-pink film sets.
It also features a cameo from the film’s writer, director and executive producer, Greta Gerwig.The video also sees the ‘Levitating’ singer showcase multiple pieces from her new clothing collection, designed in collaboration with fashion icon Donatella Versace, ‘La Vacanza’.
Check it out below.Barbie is set to arrive in cinemas worldwide on July 21, and sees Margot Robbie take on the lead role, while Ryan Gosling plays Ken.
While details on the film have been kept firmly under wraps, a third trailer for the project was released yesterday (May 25), and provided some context around the plot.Also starring Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Michael Cera and Helen Mirren, the movie appears to follow the story of Barbie, as she gains consciousness about the imperfections in life, and ventures into the real world with Ken.As well as providing the lead single, Dua Lipa also has a cameo appearance in the film — playing a mermaid variation of Barbie.
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